For distinguished musical composition by an American in any of the larger forms including chamber, orchestral, choral, opera, song, dance, or other forms of musical theatre, which has had its first performance in the United States during the year, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).
The Face of the Night, The Heart of the Dark , by Wayne Peterson
Premiered on October 17, 1991, by the San Francisco Symphony.
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Music in 1992:
Ralph Shapey
Premiered on November 21, 1992, by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
The Jury
The Jury
George Perle(Chair)*
Composer
Roger Reynolds*
Composer, Associate Professor of Music, University of California, San Diego
Harvey Sollberger
Professor of Music, Indiana University
Winners in Music
Shulamit Ran
Commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra and premiered by that orchestra on October 19, 1990.
Mel Powell
Premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic on January 26, 1990.
Roger Reynolds
Premiered on December 11, 1988, at Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College, Massachusetts.
William Bolcom
First complete performance by Marc-André Hamelin, pianist, on March 30, 1987 at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
1992 Prize Winners
Deborah Blum
For her series, "The Monkey Wars," which explored the complex ethical and moral questions surrounding primate research.
Anna Quindlen
For her compelling columns on a wide range of personal and political topics.